In the age of social media, when one company releases a successful product you can bet your bottom dollar that other "brands" will leap on the bandwagon to soak up some of that success, and that's precisely what has happened with Labo.
Nintendo launched its unique construction set just over a week ago, and delivery firm UPS has grabbed firmly onto its coattails with a video tweet which shows the "Labo Toy-Con-tainer".
While this isn't a real product you can buy, we have to admit it's an excellent idea - especially as we're currently wondering exactly how we're supposed to safely store all these cardboard creations we've been making.
All in all, this is a clever piece of marketing that will no doubt get UPS some extra custom - but really, we need this thing to be a commercial product, pronto - or UPS could at least release blueprints for us to copy.
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But then how are you supposed to transport the Toy-Con-Tainer?
#PlasticForever
Well, that definitely fixes the storage issue, though that box looks huge. And also a lot less sturdy than Nintendo's cardboard. But still, a neat idea
Neat. Carrying around the fully constructed Toy-Con without compromising them has apparently already proven a challenge for many.
i need this. where am i going to put all the cardboard when nintendo releases 10 more sets?!
Hahahaha.... !!
Very Great idea.
This is awesome! It's cool to see that Nintendo is even inspiring other companies with their creativity
so UPS is making adverts for nintendo for free or what??
Well that's great and all, but it's obviously a gag, as they never show you opening the container. There is nothing holding those sets in place when you flip it over to close it, they are going to fall out. They should have at the very least shown a third middle piece they put in to sort of hold them in place.
I do like the ad overall, but it's a UPS ad, not a functional Toy-Con-Tainer. Though they should have copyrighted that name, that's good. And somebody probably will make a functional one of these, so that's good too.
Yay, more useless cardboard to store your useless cardboard in. Joy.
Cya
Raziel-chan
Things are lookin' UPS for Nintendo!
@rjejr
Later, peoples will make almost everything from Cardboard, just like April's Fool LABO.
Cardboard Frying pan , Cardboard Computer, Cardboard Chair, Cardboard Vending machines, etc.
Made of Cardboard !
Lol, that's actually quite amazing. Great job UPS!
@Anti-Matter Nope. Freedom of speech, mothersmerfer. And it succeeded in Japan so far, big whoop.
Cya
Raziel-chan
@Anti-Matter I guess it's true, if you're calling yourself nobody.
It's funny how you call my comments trash while you talk trash at anyone not liking the same games as you each other comment.
Paka.
Cya
Raziel-chan
This makes me thing, I wonder if Nintendo will team up with different pizza places, Amazon, and even mailing services to just have labo kit traces on cardboard boxes, maybe on the inside of delivery boxes and outside for the pizza box. Easy way to get more advertisement.
The kit trace on the box is not perferated.... Just has a design and it's so we can cut the box along the lines
I wish this was real. I'm having trouble storing everything.
I need this in my life.
@rjejr ", but it's obviously a gag, as they never show you opening the container. There is nothing holding those sets in place when you flip it over to close it, they are going to fall out."
Sounds like standard UPS packaging to me! It's shipment ready!
@mist #PlasticsStillFantastic (Let's sell that one to Exxon and get rich quick!)
@NEStalgia "Sounds like standard UPS packaging to me!"
They should pour a large container's worth of packing peanuts into the box before closing it.
You don't get this kind of service with FedEx.
Will it be licensed or endorsed by Nintendo? Nintendo might have an update later on and bricked your Labo cardboard.
@UnknownReader Nintendo of America acknowledged it on Twitter, so I think your Switch is safe from faulty cardboard!
https://mobile.twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/989919769112461312
I am definitely going to buy one of these since the lack of a storage case was one of my primary worries with the toycon kit
Seriously UPS sell this now!
Surprised Amazon didn't do this. They clearly have an abundance of cardboard. I ordered a micro SD card from them and got in in a box the size of an average shoe box. lol
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